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The Walking the Ancient Path podcast explores the joys and struggles of prayer and worship, sacraments, everyday asceticism, and the cultural adjustments on the journey into Orthodoxy (whether taking first steps or traveling deeper into the Faith).

Lynette Horner and Ancient Faith Radio


    • Dec 21, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 20m AVG DURATION
    • 183 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Walking an Ancient Path

    Failing at the Jesus Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023


    In the final episode of Walking an Ancient Path, Lynnette ponders the words of Bishop Kallistos Ware as she struggles with practicing the Jesus Prayer. She examines the reasons the Church emphasizes "the Prayer" as well as ways to incorporate it into our lives as we press forward together in Christ. Thanks!

    Failing at the Jesus Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023


    In the final episode of Walking an Ancient Path, Lynnette ponders the words of Bishop Kallistos Ware as she struggles with practicing the Jesus Prayer. She examines the reasons the Church emphasizes "the Prayer" as well as ways to incorporate it into our lives as we press forward together in Christ. Thanks!

    Failing at the Jesus Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 31:33


    In the final episode of Walking an Ancient Path, Lynnette ponders the words of Bishop Kallistos Ware as she struggles with practicing the Jesus Prayer. She examines the reasons the Church emphasizes "the Prayer" as well as ways to incorporate it into our lives as we press forward together in Christ.

    Pondering the Nativity Icon

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023


    One of the most beloved icons of the Orthodox Church, the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, is a wonderful example of "theology in color." In this episode, Lynnette talks about various elements in the icon and the lessons they have to teach us.

    Pondering the Nativity Icon

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023


    One of the most beloved icons of the Orthodox Church, the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, is a wonderful example of "theology in color." In this episode, Lynnette talks about various elements in the icon and the lessons they have to teach us.

    Pondering the Nativity Icon

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 19:18


    One of the most beloved icons of the Orthodox Church, the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, is a wonderful example of "theology in color." In this episode, Lynnette talks about various elements in the icon and the lessons they have to teach us.

    DIY Christianity versus Sacramental Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 24:34


    Lynnette contrasts her de-churched Christian friends and their nonsacramental beliefs with the necessity of the Liturgy and community in the Orthodox Christian life. She also talks about the upcoming end of Walking an Ancient Path.

    DIY Christianity versus Sacramental Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023


    Lynnette contrasts her de-churched Christian friends and their nonsacramental beliefs with the necessity of the Liturgy and community in the Orthodox Christian life. She also talks about the upcoming end of Walking an Ancient Path.

    DIY Christianity versus Sacramental Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023


    Lynnette contrasts her de-churched Christian friends and their nonsacramental beliefs with the necessity of the Liturgy and community in the Orthodox Christian life. She also talks about the upcoming end of Walking an Ancient Path.

    A Countercultural Christmas Carol

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 13:24


    Orthodox Christians begin Christmas preparations long before the beginning of Advent. Our Lenten disciplines of prayer, almsgiving, and especially fasting are out of step with the surrounding society, including the practices of Western Christians. In this episode we explore these differences and how they prepare us for the celebration of the Incarnation.

    A Countercultural Christmas Carol

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023


    Orthodox Christians begin Christmas preparations long before the beginning of Advent. Our Lenten disciplines of prayer, almsgiving, and especially fasting are out of step with the surrounding society, including the practices of Western Christians. In this episode we explore these differences and how they prepare us for the celebration of the Incarnation.

    A Countercultural Christmas Carol

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023


    Orthodox Christians begin Christmas preparations long before the beginning of Advent. Our Lenten disciplines of prayer, almsgiving, and especially fasting are out of step with the surrounding society, including the practices of Western Christians. In this episode we explore these differences and how they prepare us for the celebration of the Incarnation.

    The Experience of an Orthodox Christian Death & Burial

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 34:08


    In this fourth and final episode on death & burial in the Orthodox Christian Church, Lynnette walks listeners through the journey from the point of death to the final resting place. With the continual recitation of psalms and the various services offered from the deathbed to the graveside, the Orthodox believer in death is surrounded by prayer.

    The Experience of an Orthodox Christian Death & Burial

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023


    In this fourth and final episode on death & burial in the Orthodox Christian Church, Lynnette walks listeners through the journey from the point of death to the final resting place. With the continual recitation of psalms and the various services offered from the deathbed to the graveside, the Orthodox believer in death is surrounded by prayer.

    The Experience of an Orthodox Christian Death & Burial

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023


    In this fourth and final episode on death & burial in the Orthodox Christian Church, Lynnette walks listeners through the journey from the point of death to the final resting place. With the continual recitation of psalms and the various services offered from the deathbed to the graveside, the Orthodox believer in death is surrounded by prayer.

    Preparing for Death with End-of-Life Planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 21:31


    In this third episode of a four-part series, Lynnette discusses reasons for pre-planning the care of our bodies in dying and death, issues with embalming, making a death plan, and remembering that our most important preparation is for standing before God.

    Preparing for Death with End-of-Life Planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023


    In this third episode of a four-part series, Lynnette discusses reasons for pre-planning the care of our bodies in dying and death, issues with embalming, making a death plan, and remembering that our most important preparation is for standing before God.

    Preparing for Death with End-of-Life Planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023


    In this third episode of a four-part series, Lynnette discusses reasons for pre-planning the care of our bodies in dying and death, issues with embalming, making a death plan, and remembering that our most important preparation is for standing before God.

    The Sanctity of the Human Body & the Church's View of Cremation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023


    In this episode Lynnette looks at the meaning of the human body, three reasons our bodies our sacred, the Catholic Church's grudging acceptance of cremation, and five reasons the Orthodox Church remains opposed to cremation.

    The Sanctity of the Human Body & the Church's View of Cremation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023


    In this episode Lynnette looks at the meaning of the human body, three reasons our bodies our sacred, the Catholic Church's grudging acceptance of cremation, and five reasons the Orthodox Church remains opposed to cremation.

    The Sanctity of the Human Body & the Church's View of Cremation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 36:23


    In this episode Lynnette looks at the meaning of the human body, three reasons our bodies our sacred, the Catholic Church's grudging acceptance of cremation, and five reasons the Orthodox Church remains opposed to cremation.

    Remembrance of Death & Celebrations of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 31:10


    In the first of a short series on the Orthodox Christian approach to death and burial, Lynnette considers the Church's emphasis on the remembrance of death and looks at changes in the wider Christian world in the ways we remember and honor the dead.

    Remembrance of Death & Celebrations of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023


    In the first of a short series on the Orthodox Christian approach to death and burial, Lynnette considers the Church's emphasis on the remembrance of death and looks at changes in the wider Christian world in the ways we remember and honor the dead.

    Remembrance of Death & Celebrations of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023


    In the first of a short series on the Orthodox Christian approach to death and burial, Lynnette considers the Church's emphasis on the remembrance of death and looks at changes in the wider Christian world in the ways we remember and honor the dead.

    Stumbling Stones on the Orthodox Road: The Veneration of Relics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 30:20


    Lynnette's first exposure to relics was a shocker. Bits of bone in every parish? Why? In this episode we explore what relics are and what they tell us about the reality of the Incarnation and God's mysterious works within His saints.

    Stumbling Stones on the Orthodox Road: The Veneration of Relics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023


    Lynnette's first exposure to relics was a shocker. Bits of bone in every parish? Why? In this episode we explore what relics are and what they tell us about the reality of the Incarnation and God's mysterious works within His saints.

    Stumbling Stones on the Orthodox Road: The Veneration of Relics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023


    Lynnette's first exposure to relics was a shocker. Bits of bone in every parish? Why? In this episode we explore what relics are and what they tell us about the reality of the Incarnation and God's mysterious works within His saints.

    Kinda Sorta Almost Orthodox

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 27:47


    Sometimes inquirers are not sure if they'll ever reach the point of desiring to be baptized or chrismated into the Orthodox Faith. In this pressure-free episode Lynnette examines three common struggles in becoming Orthodox, as well as the blessings within the difficulties.

    Kinda Sorta Almost Orthodox

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023


    Sometimes inquirers are not sure if they'll ever reach the point of desiring to be baptized or chrismated into the Orthodox Faith. In this pressure-free episode Lynnette examines three common struggles in becoming Orthodox, as well as the blessings within the difficulties.

    Kinda Sorta Almost Orthodox

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023


    Sometimes inquirers are not sure if they'll ever reach the point of desiring to be baptized or chrismated into the Orthodox Faith. In this pressure-free episode Lynnette examines three common struggles in becoming Orthodox, as well as the blessings within the difficulties.

    Otherworldly Music & Pop-Culture Christianity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 28:32


    The music of the Orthodox Church can feel strange and foreign. But in the current Protestant worship landscape, concert-style performances and emotionalism dominate. In this episode Lynnette explores our need for the Church's otherworldly music.

    Otherworldly Music & Pop-Culture Christianity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023


    The music of the Orthodox Church can feel strange and foreign. But in the current Protestant worship landscape, concert-style performances and emotionalism dominate. In this episode Lynnette explores our need for the Church's otherworldly music.

    Otherworldly Music & Pop-Culture Christianity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023


    The music of the Orthodox Church can feel strange and foreign. But in the current Protestant worship landscape, concert-style performances and emotionalism dominate. In this episode Lynnette explores our need for the Church's otherworldly music.

    Getting Used to the Physical Aspects of Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 18:36


    When Lynnette's husband contracted a painful case of shingles, neither of them thought to use holy oil in his journey of healing. Why not? This episode explores three reasons—faith background, culture, and personal doubt—that many of us don't connect the physical and the spiritual in prayer.

    Getting Used to the Physical Aspects of Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023


    When Lynnette's husband contracted a painful case of shingles, neither of them thought to use holy oil in his journey of healing. Why not? This episode explores three reasons—faith background, culture, and personal doubt—that many of us don't connect the physical and the spiritual in prayer.

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    Getting Used to the Physical Aspects of Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023


    When Lynnette's husband contracted a painful case of shingles, neither of them thought to use holy oil in his journey of healing. Why not? This episode explores three reasons—faith background, culture, and personal doubt—that many of us don't connect the physical and the spiritual in prayer.

    prayer physical aspects
    Why Do the Three Holy Youths Keep Appearing in Orthodox Services?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 18:48


    Hymns about the three Holy Youths in the furnace keep popping up in Orthodox services. Their placement seems random, but it's not. In this episode Lynnette discusses the meaning and symbolism in this story, as well as the sections of the Book of Daniel that are missing from Protestant Bibles.

    Why Do the Three Holy Youths Keep Appearing in Orthodox Services?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023


    Hymns about the three Holy Youths in the furnace keep popping up in Orthodox services. Their placement seems random, but it's not. In this episode Lynnette discusses the meaning and symbolism in this story, as well as the sections of the Book of Daniel that are missing from Protestant Bibles.

    Why Do the Three Holy Youths Keep Appearing in Orthodox Services?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023


    Hymns about the three Holy Youths in the furnace keep popping up in Orthodox services. Their placement seems random, but it's not. In this episode Lynnette discusses the meaning and symbolism in this story, as well as the sections of the Book of Daniel that are missing from Protestant Bibles.

    Christ Is Risen! Now What?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 11:49


    How do we continue celebrating the living reality of the Resurrection once Pascha is over? In this episode we look at habit formation and applying to our daily lives the lessons we've learned during the Great Fast.

    Christ Is Risen! Now What?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023


    How do we continue celebrating the living reality of the Resurrection once Pascha is over? In this episode we look at habit formation and applying to our daily lives the lessons we've learned during the Great Fast.

    Christ Is Risen! Now What?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023


    How do we continue celebrating the living reality of the Resurrection once Pascha is over? In this episode we look at habit formation and applying to our daily lives the lessons we've learned during the Great Fast.

    The Spiritual Journey Embodied

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 12:20


    Great Lent is the season for making prostrations. But aren't these a Muslim thing? Lynnette explores the history and powerful meaning behind falling to the floor in our prayers to the Lord.

    The Spiritual Journey Embodied

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023


    Great Lent is the season for making prostrations. But aren't these a Muslim thing? Lynnette explores the history and powerful meaning behind falling to the floor in our prayers to the Lord.

    The Spiritual Journey Embodied

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023


    Great Lent is the season for making prostrations. But aren't these a Muslim thing? Lynnette explores the history and powerful meaning behind falling to the floor in our prayers to the Lord.

    What's with All the Standing for the Akathist Hymn

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 12:31


    The Akathist to the Theotokos is an important part of Great Lent in many parishes. But why do we stand? And why is the Virgin Mary called “Champion General”? In this episode, Lynnette explores the content and history of this beloved hymn.

    What's with All the Standing for the Akathist Hymn

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023


    The Akathist to the Theotokos is an important part of Great Lent in many parishes. But why do we stand? And why is the Virgin Mary called “Champion General”? In this episode, Lynnette explores the content and history of this beloved hymn.

    What's with All the Standing for the Akathist Hymn

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023


    The Akathist to the Theotokos is an important part of Great Lent in many parishes. But why do we stand? And why is the Virgin Mary called “Champion General”? In this episode, Lynnette explores the content and history of this beloved hymn.

    Too Many Words: Our Noisy Hearts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 18:02


    Outward silence can be difficult to find, but the Church is more concerned with inner silence, a quietude of the heart. Lynnette explores the saints' advice for cultivating stillness at times, regardless of our circumstances.

    Too Many Words: Our Noisy Hearts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023


    Outward silence can be difficult to find, but the Church is more concerned with inner silence, a quietude of the heart. Lynnette explores the saints' advice for cultivating stillness at times, regardless of our circumstances.

    Too Many Words: Our Noisy Hearts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023


    Outward silence can be difficult to find, but the Church is more concerned with inner silence, a quietude of the heart. Lynnette explores the saints' advice for cultivating stillness at times, regardless of our circumstances.

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